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Show Thursday, July 11, 2002 Page A7 Times Newspaper MISSIONARIES G" flftSf 3D Continued from front page am NICOLE DOWNS KYLE WINKLER Nicole Downs Kyle Winkler homecoming homecoming Sister Nicole Downs, daughter daugh-ter of Layne and Diane Downs of Lehi, has recently returned home from serving a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Brazil, Sao Paulo South Mission. She will be speaking in sacrament meeting on Sunday, July 14 at 2:50 p.m. in the Dry Creek Ward, 500 West 600 South, Lehi. Laura MacTaggart called to Argentina Laura Michelle MacTaggart, daughter of Randy and Edye MacTaggart, has been called to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Argentina, Buenos Aires North Mission., She will be speaking a. sacrament meeting on July 14, 2002 at 11:00 a.m. in the Canyon View Tenth Ward, 800 East 1200 North, Orem. An open house will be held following the meeting at the MacTaggart home, 1148 East 1220 North, Orem. Laura will enter the MTC on July 17, 2002. Elder Kyle Albert Winkler of the Orem Northridge Twelfth Ward has returned from serving serv-ing in the Korea, Pusan Mission. He will be speaking Sunday, July 14 at 1:00 p.m. at the Steeple Chase Chapel at 150 East 1750 North. There will be an open house that evening from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Winkler home at 1651 North 50 East, Orem. . w. ' . r ' LAURA MACTAGGART Serviceman Grammer graduates basic training Army National Guard Pfc. James S. Grammer has graduated gradu-ated from basic combat training train-ing at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission and received instruction and practice in drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, physical physi-cal fitness, basic first aid, and Army history, tradition and core values, along with special training in human relations. Grammer is the son of Valerie Johnson of Orem. In 1996, the soldier graduated graduat-ed from Mountain View High School, and in 2001, received an associate degree from Salt Lake Community College. jobs. Parsons contrasted that with his situation, situ-ation, in which he has been very much supported by the city in his military service serv-ice and will have his job waiting for him when he returns. Sgt. Parsons presented flags that had been flown on missions over Iraq and letters let-ters and certificates of commendation from his military leaders to the mayor and city council; to Public Safety Director Mike Larsen, representing the department; and to Parsons' wife, Ann. The letters made the point that by allowing Parsons to leave his work and serve his country, those recognized recog-nized were serving as well. "We're waiting for you to come back," ' Larsen told Parsons as the latter received applause from the audience. "The patrol needs you!" Mayor Jerry Washburn commented to Parsons that he looked well, adding, "I'm not sure if that's because of your treatment there in the military or since you have been home." The mayor said he appreciates city staff for making Parsons' service possible, possi-ble, and noted that he could not imagine what it must be like for Parsons' wife, knowing that her husband was in harm's way in a hostile environment. Orem's Recreation Advisory Commission report featured a celebratory ' air, with tax increment funding making possible the construction this year of Nielsen's Grove, Canyon Park, and a new outdoor pool at SCERA Park, plus Fitness Center renovations. Baseball field construction con-struction and lighting has been, in the words of one commission member, "like Christmas all year". However, the commission is looking ahead, and in the next year plans to update a survey of recreation needs in the city; to pursue additional funding for recreation projects, including support of the proposed ZAP (Zoo, Arts, and Parks) tax; and to help the city and Alpine School District improve and continue their cooperation on joint projects like the park facilities at Orchard Elementary. Mayor Washburn said that it was nice to have a prioritization list for recreation projects, so that when funding became available, the city was able to do the projects. proj-ects. Recreation Director Jerry Ortiz told the council that there is a possibility that the Lakeside Park soccer fields may be ready for use in the fall. The decision will be made in the next couple of weeks, he said. Softball fields at the new complex, seeded after the soccer fields, should be ready next spring. Councilwoman Shiree Thurston was named by the council to succeed Karen -McCandless as mayor pro tem from now through the end of the calendar year. Mayor Washburn complimented McCandless on her service and representation representa-tion of the council over the past six months, and told Thurston that she will also do "a wonderful job." The council voted to approve a conditional condi-tional use permit for a stealth wireless telecommunications facility at 186 West Center Street. The 70-foot monopole will double as a flagpole. The applicant was Shawn Graff, an agent for Qwest Wireless. The council motion to approve the permit included a requirement that the flag size and setbacks for the pole be such that flagpole proportions are visually acceptable, accept-able, and, according to city ordinance, the flag stays out of the city's right of way. Open space zones in the Lakeview area were the first in-depth discussion topic for the council. Currently, the Orem City Code has only one open space zone, the OS5, permitting a density of one dwelling unit per five acres. A proposal to amend the code has development develop-ment standards for two additional zones: the OS1, allowing density of one dwelling unit per one acre, and the ROS zone, allowing allow-ing up to 2.5 dwelling units per acre, with the preservation of open space. The proposal follows the 1999 work of the Lakeview Area Citizens Committee, which prepared recommendations for the creation of additional open space zones to provide for land use needs in the Lakeview area. The committee's recommendations were put together as the Lakeview Area Plan, and the plan was adopted as an appendix to the Orem General Plan in February of 2001. Councilwoman Karen McCandless made the point that "not all open space is created creat-ed equal". She said she is an advocate of clustering, or putting dwelling units together, and combining open space. Development Services Director Stan Sainsbury said city staff is supportive of clustering because it helps in providing sewer and water services. Mayor Washburn said that the density is not changed, but the location is modified. Councilman Stephen Sandstrom said he thinks clustering should be an option, but not a requirement, and that he likes the idea of keeping one dwelling unit per five acres, because it maintains an agricultural "feel". The council received input from former city councilman Bill Peperone and Lakeview area resident Elaine Schofield, both of whom served on the Lakeview committee. com-mittee. Peperone said the council will have to decide exactly what it hopes to accomplish preservation of open space or preservation preserva-tion of agriculture. He said overall density was the point, and clustering was acceptable accept-able because of the preservation of agricultural agricul-tural land. In the committee's work, pastures pas-tures were seen as "legitimate", he said, not as weed spots. Alfalfa fields were seen as legitimate as well. Schofield said her family's concern is even being able to stay in agriculture. High density developments in the area such as Country Woods and Chamberay are becoming becom-ing rental units and student housing with a transient population. "We want a nice neighborhood, where people can come and stay forever," Schofield said. "We have enough high density." Schofield also brought up the issue of proposals to widen Geneva Road that include making it a five-lane road with a raised, planted median. It would be impossible impos-sible to get farm equipment across such a barrier, and it is not reasonable, she said, to expect farmers to maintain planted park strips in the road. Going back to the density issues,. Sandstrom said he liked having one dwelling unit per acre, allowing clustering, and forgetting density bonuses. Mayor Washburn asked Peperone and Schofield if the council should discuss the issues more with the Lakeview committee. Peperone said the direction the council is moving would be pleasing to a majority of the committee members, but there is a minority that would not be happy, and reopening discussion would be like reopening reopen-ing a can of worms. Washburn said the issue can be a retreat topic for the council. Sainsbury quipped that the council was moving "out of the frying pan and into the fire" with the next discussion topic accessory apartments. Options for the council range from the extremes of leaving the law as it is, with accessory apartments allowed in most' residential zones in the city if they meet the requirements, to elim inating accessory apartments. Other options for the council are to increase or decrease regulations, reduce the number of residential zones where accessory apartments apart-ments are permitted, or implement spacing requirements between the units. The city can also limit the number of unrelated individuals in accessory apartments, but Sainsbury warned there are legal risks associated with that option. McCandless said she was not happy when she heard in 1995 that Orem was allowing accessory apartments, because of the potential of "duplexes everywhere", and adverse effects on parking, traffic, and schools. She said there is a mix of legal and illegal accessory apartments in her neighborhood. neigh-borhood. The legal ones do not cause problems, prob-lems, but the illegal ones do. The council discussed the possibility of outlawing accessory apartments, and "going to work" on existing illegal units. Also discussed were enforcement issues, the need for a disclosure statement outlining outlin-ing city policy, and whether or not Orem has contributed a "fair share" to the low and moderate income housing market. The council decided to seek more input by contacting, by mail and personally, the city's Neighborhoods in Action (NIA) chairs, then bringing their suggestions to a retreat discussion. Each councilmember is already assigned to work with several neighborhoods. The next "sticky" topic discussed was R5 zoning standards. The R5 zone was created as a way to eliminate density bonuses in the PRD (planned residential development) develop-ment) ordinance, and to assist with infill development in the city. Recently, however, the city has been inundated with a number of requests to rezone property to R5, and the council has been faced with the question ques-tion of whether they are obligated to assist owners in "maximizing" the density of their land. The point was also brought up that the R5 was never intended to be used for subdivisions. City Attorney Paul Johnson said the council has a challenge before it in determining a definition for "infill". What is infill, and what is just subdividing? Again, Sainsbury outlined a number of options for the council to consider with thie R5 zone: no change; eliminating the R5 for single family developments; eliminating the R5 on corner lots; allowing the interior of a corner to be rezoned as long as the new corner lot meets surrounding zone standards; stan-dards; changing the setbacks for corner parcels in the R5 to the setbacks of the surrounding sur-rounding zone; with a minimum square footage for a footprint of a house; not rezon-ing rezon-ing property with existing homes to R5; limiting the size of the R5 zone for single family dwellings; establishing a minimum spacing between R5 zones; or establishing other guidelines. Councilman Dean Dickerson said he "would be fine" eliminating the R5. "Do we want to have every corner lot R5? If we're not going to pick and choose, why not set up standards?" he asked. The council considered ideas such as requiring one lot in a subdivided situation to maintain low density R8 standards and applying the R5 to attached units (PRDs) only, leaving lots less than 8,000 square . feet to be developed as legal, non-conforming lots under current city law. One important consequence of the council's coun-cil's discussion, according to City Attorney Paul Johnson, is that the group established an indication that "things are going to change" in regard to the R5 zone, and the council can vote on future applications without worrying that precedent has been set. "This discussion cements that," he said. Putting a new face on fire safety practices The face of America's population popula-tion has changed from years past. Many older adults are volunteering, volunteer-ing, traveling, starting second careers, and surfing the Web. As the priorities of America's older generation change, so should their fire safety practices. 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